Article of furniture



J. V. WILSON.

ARTICLE OF FURNITURE.

APPHCATION FILED APR. 17, I918.

Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

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J. V. WILSON. ARTICLE OF FURNITURE.

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Patented Dec. 2,1919,

Z SHEETS-SHEET 2- attozncq JULIUS VASSIE WILSON, OF HIGH POINT, NORTHCAROLINA.

' ARTICLE OF FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 17, 1918. Serial No. 229,120.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS VASSIE W11.- soN, a citizen of the United,States, residing at High Point, in the county of Guilford and State ofNorth Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inArticles of Furniture, of which, the following is a specification.

The, present invention relates to a damnette or convertible davenportand bed.

The object is to provide a, structure that is simple in its character,does'not provide an excessively wide seat when arranged as a davenport,is easily operated to convert it either to a davenport or bed, and isstrong, so that it is not liable to become deranged.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of thearticle of furniture in the form of a daven- P Fig. 2 is a similar viewwhen converted into a bed,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated, a supporting member is employed, whichincludes a base frame 5 and end members 7 having legs 6 and alsoprovided with arms 8. A cross bar 9 connects the end members. The baseframe 5 is secured bysuitable bolts 10 to the end members, therebyrigidly holding the parts in assembled relation. A back 1.1

is pivoted between its upper and lower margins, as shown at 12, to theend members 7, and is adapted to swing over the cross bar 9, asillustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. This back may be suitablyupholstered, and

is preferably provided at its lower edgewith a handle loop 13 foroperating it.

A seat member 14 is suitably hinged, as indicated at 15, to the front ofthe base frame 5, and is adapted to be placed thereupon, or to bearranged in advance of said base frame on a level therewith. The outer-or front end of the seat member when so extended, is supported by legs16 fixed thereto, these legs assuming an upright relation behind theback 11, which back is cut away, as shown at 17 to accommodate the same.One side of the seat member may be upholstered in any siutable manner,as indicated at 18, so as to provide a cushion seat. The opposite sideon its outer portion is cutaway, as shown at 19, and hinged to the outerside is a supplemental foot member 20 that is adapted to fold in thecut-away portion 19. The foot member 20 is supported at its outer end bylegs 21 that are pivoted, as shown at 22, between their ends to the endsof said foot member. Links 23 are connected by pivots 24 to the upperends of the legs 21, and are also pivoted, as illustrated at 25, to theends of the seat member 14 at one side of the hinge connection 26between the foot member 20 and the seat member. With this arrangement.when the seat member 20 is folded into the cut-away portion 19 of theseat member, the legs 21 will automatically assume positions at the endsof said seat member and parallel thereto. The seat member is secured inits folded position by suitable hooks 27.

The front sides of the base frame 5 and seat member 14' are preferablyfaced with a sheet 28 of material that bridges the joint between thetwo.and produces a finished appearance when the parts are arranged toform a davenport, as illustratedin Fig. 1. Suitable upholstery orticking 29 covers the upper face of the various members when in extendedrelation. as illustrated in Fig. 2.

W'ith this arrangement it will be evident that with the parts asillustrated in Fig. 1, the seat member 14 rests upon the base frame 5,and the foot member 20 is inter posed between the two, the legs 21 beingfolded alongside the foot member, and the legs 16 being disposed behindthe back. The back then rests upon the seat member, and securelymaintains the parts in their folded relation. In order to prevent anyendwise movement or play of the seat member, tapered filling blocks 30are preferably carried by the ends 7, the seat member 15 fitting snuglybetween the same. To change the article into a bed, it is only necessaryto turn the back upwardly, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3,whereupon the seat member may be swung outwardly until its legs 16 restupon the floor, andthe foot member can thereupon be readily swung to itsoperative position.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation andmany advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art,

Patented'Dec. 2, 1919.

v w atria without further description, and it will be understood thatvarious changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details ofconstructioii, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

-Having thus fully described my inven tion, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In an article of furniture of the character set forth, the combinationwith a supporting member, of a movable back mounted on the'supportingmember, a seat member hinged to the front of the supporting member andmovable between a position on the supporting member and an invertedposition in advance of the same, said seat member having its undersidecut away to pro-' vide a recess that is at the outer and-upper side ofsaid member when ininverted position, and a supplemental foot memberhinged to the outer portion of the seat member and foldable into saidrecess so as to occupythe same when the seat member is on the supportingmember.

In testimony whereof, I afix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JULIUS VASSIE WILSON.

Witnesses:

W. G. Km MAN, W. T. KIRKMAN.

